Justice Department charges Utah postal worker for dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary
The Justice Department has charged a Utah postal worker for discarding over 300 mail ballots intended for voters in the state's June primary, according to a report from Tuesday.
Damon Matai Seei, a 34-year-old postal worker, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Salt Lake City to be arraigned. He pleaded not guilty. The motive remains unclear, but the U.S. Attorney for Utah stated Seei mentioned there was no political motive.
Seei was delivering mail when he threw the ballots and additional mail into a dumpster at a church parking lot shortly after his shift began. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
The majority of Utah voters utilize mail-in ballots; nationally, roughly one-third of voters opt for this method. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court declined to approve President Trump's efforts to introduce new Postal Service regulations that would have limited mail voting for the midterm elections.
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